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EU protests to Iran over media, dissident arrests

AFP: The European Union lodged a formal protest with Iranian authorities Wednesday over the arrest and harassment of journalists, staff of non-governmental organisations and...

Impunity triumphs in Iranian justice

Reporters Without Borders: Six years after a wave of murders of intellectuals and journalists in Iran, the Kazemi, Forouhar, Charif, Mokhtari, Pouyandeh and Davani...

2 minors among half dozen sentenced to execution in past week

Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 22 - A total of six people have been sentenced to execution in Iran over the past week including two...

UN committee raps Iran on rights abuses

AFP: A UN committee on Wednesday sharply criticised human rights in Iran, citing the use of torture and a widespread crackdown on the country's...

UN Panel Calls For Human Rights Reform In Iran

RFE/RL: A UN General Assembly committee has voted to condemn human rights abuses in Iran, citing a crackdown on media, use of torture, and...

UK Annual Report on Human Rights Condemns Iran

Radio Farda: United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office published it annual report on human rights on November 10. Jack Straw the British Foreign Secretary...

Iranian boy,16, sentenced to death for murder

AFP: Iran's hardline judiciary has sentenced a 16-year-old boy to death for murder, the reformist Shargh daily reported Tuesday. According to the report, the...

Young man street-paraded in northern Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 13 - Iranian officials in the town of Babol (northern Iran) paraded a young man around the town’s main streets...

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Iranian Citizens Face Drug Shortages and Health Crisis

Turmoil in the pharmaceutical and medical supply market and the emergence of brokers on the streets of the capital...

Iranians Struggle to Afford Basic Food Basket as Prices Surge

While only about five months have passed since the implementation of the plan to remove subsidized foreign currency rates...

Iran’s Inflation Crisis: A Monster Nurtured by the Power Structure

Iran’s inflation crisis is no longer a temporary phenomenon but has become a chronic and structural condition. Contrary to...

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Increasing Pressure on Female Political Prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison

Reports indicate increasing pressure and restrictions against female political...

Iranians Struggle to Afford Basic Food Basket as Prices Surge

While only about five months have passed since the...

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